Program Areas

Environment and Natural Resources Management

Tree planting (indigenous and environmentally friendly fruit trees and non-fruit trees) at schools and in communities
Promotion of Laudato si program (collection of polyethene, plastics and west management ),radio talk show
Sensitization/creation on awareness about river flooding and the risks associated
Training households on briquette making and use.

Sustainable Agriculture and Value Addition

Biocher and horticulture in schools (bed est. and care)
Food Value addition at kinyamaseke (caritas Lhwanzo millers)
Vegetable farming in households (kitchen/backyard gardens, urban farming practices ‘‘sack mount, plastic materials’’).
Piggery and poultry farming at caritas farm.
Promotion of coffee growing among caritas farmers.

Livelihoods, Finance and Education.

Livelihood and inclusive microfinance project (vegetable farming, VSLA, empowerment, piggery, poultry, skilling)
Integrated house hold support project(white sorghum, saving, participant capacity building, wash interventions)
Caritas Kasese Lhwanzo SACCO which help in giving loans to the clients with an at most favorable interest rate.

Emergency Response and Disaster Risk Management.

Sensitization/creation on awareness about river flooding and the expected negative outcomes. associated
Recently concluded response in Kyodo sub county (multipurpose cash transfers)
Interventions in IDP camps (Muhokya and Kasika) that is vegetable growing and DV psychosocial support FIs and NFIs.

Health, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene

Rain water harvesting (construction of water tanks ‘calabash and pumpkin’) in schools and at parishes that is, (Kamasasa p/s, Kitsutsu p/s, Muhokya p/s, Munkunyu p/s, Nyakahya p/s Bishop Egidio ss, then Katwe, Kitabu, Kyabikere, parishes among others)
Promotion of re-usable sanitary pads in primary schools (training on making and proper use of these pads)
Skilling children in schools on liquid and bar soap making.

Gender and Equal opportunities

Advocacy against Gender Based Violence and Domestic Violence.
Women empowerment through skilling and support women centered Income Generating Activities.
Girl child education (menstrual hygiene)
Children’s rights and freedoms.

Institutional Capacity Strengthening

Caritas-Kasese carry staff capacity building on;